Are there any more duck-billed platypus?

Platypus is a mix of duck, beaver, and otter. ... It looks like a duck's bill, but is actually quite soft and covered with thousands of receptors that help the platypus detect prey. Males are also venomous. They ... Recent studies show that they first evolved more than 112 million years ago, well before the extinction of the dinosaurs. read more

Back then it was very small and more rodent like. It is related to the echidna, the only other egg laying mammal. There is only one species of platypus, but 4 species of echidna. read more

The platypus is a monotreme mammal (egg laying mammal) that still lives in Australia and Tasmania. The modern platypus is perhaps 100,000 to 250,000 years old. Its ancestors date back to somewhere around 30 million years ago. read more

: 57–60 According to one story, the major animal groups, the land animals, water animals and birds, all competed for the platypus to join their respective groups, but the platypus ultimately decided to not join any of them, feeling that he did not need to be part of a group to be special. read more

The duck-billed platypus has long enjoyed a role as nature’s jester. We all know this animal is funny-looking, but the bizarre facts of this strange creature’s life go far beyond its appearance. The platypus has some of the strangest attributes, habits, and anatomy of any animal. read more